US EditionGoogle unveils major Android redesign ahead of iPhone overhaul
- Google held an Android Show on May 16, 2025, unveiling the largest update to Android in years and announcing the Material 3 Expressive design language.
- This update follows over 46 research studies with 18,000 participants and aims to revitalise Android's interface amid no major hardware launches and ahead of Apple's iPhone software overhaul.
- Material 3 Expressive will span Android 16, Google's apps like Gmail, and Wear OS 6, featuring more colors, springy animations, adaptable buttons, enhanced motion, and new security tools like Advanced Protection and Live Updates.
- Google reported 87% of 18-24 year olds prefer the redesign, which also introduces the Find Hub for device tracking and expands Gemini AI across watches, TVs, cars, and mixed-reality headsets.
- The update, available later this year starting with Pixel phones, may improve battery life by up to 10% and add new fraud protections and in-call banking security, indicating a stronger focus on usability and safety.
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Google unveils big Android redesign ahead of iPhone overhaul
By Vlad Savov | Bloomberg Google unveiled the biggest update to its Android mobile operating system in years, weeks before its biggest competitor in the space, Apple, is expected to give a preview of its overhauled iPhone software. The Alphabet unit is rolling out a new, bolder design language — called Material 3 Expressive — that spans the entire Android operating system as well as Google’s own apps like Gmail, it said in a blog post on Tuesday…
Pixel devices are about to get more animated with Material 3 Expressive updates
Your Google Pixel phone's interface is about to look a little different in the near future.During The Android Show event on Tuesday, May 13, Google officially revealed Material 3 Expressive, a new look for its user interface that will launch with Android 16 later this year. As a name, Material 3 Expressive does leave something to be desired (its predecessor was called Material You design), but the update itself looks impressive enough. Whereas p…
Google goes maximalist with its new Material Design kit
Eleven years after Google first announced its grand unifying theory of design—Material Design—it’s introducing its third major revision to the system.Called Material 3 Expressive, the company will tell you that it is its most “researched update” ever, promising to help people find what they’re looking for on the screen faster than before. But it’s also the company’s most maximalist design system to date. Still enabling quieter minimalist designs…
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